Laparoscopic hand-assisted Miami Pouch following laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration

Gynecol Oncol. 2004 May;93(2):543-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.01.021.

Abstract

Background: To determine the feasibility of a laparoscopic hand-assisted Miami Pouch following a laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration.

Case: We performed a laparoscopic hand-assisted Miami Pouch following a laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration. The procedure involved resection of the bladder, uterus, ovaries, and upper vagina en bloc and the formation of a "Miami Pouch" for continent urinary diversion. The procedure was successful. The operative time was 6 h. The postoperative course was uneventful.

Conclusion: Laparoscopic hand-assisted Miami Pouch following laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration is feasible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Exenteration / methods*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Urinary Reservoirs, Continent*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / surgery*